MU Partnering with Aurora

[Goose85]

Looks like Aurora will get things going with a $40 mil contribution toward the new Athletic Research Center.

http://www.jsonline.com/news/educati...365962851.html

[TheSultan]

That is really cool. Great facility!

[Goose85]

We all know that MU is to be partnering, in some capacity, with the Milwaukee Bucks on this Athletic Research Center. Looks like Lovell is open to getting the Milwaukee Brewers involved as well. I look forward to seeing how this will evolve. This has the potential to be really good for both MU and Milwaukee.

From the Business Journal article.
Lovell said he hopes to have other private donors step forward and have funds ready by this summer to follow with a 2017 groundbreaking.
He also said that the university would be open to sharing the 250,000- to 300,000-square-foot center, and did not shy away from a question asking if interested, the Brewers or other sports teams gain from the facility.
"We don't want to exclude anyone in this," Lovell said. "We hope for this to become a center for high-performance athletes to come to on a national scale."

http://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee...s-to-tout.html

[IrwinFletcher]

Was there an announcement that Father Wild was named Chancellor? I thought I saw it somewhere but haven't seen a follow up. Would think that would be huge news if in fact true.

Wild was there at the Lovell announcement of Aurora donation, so he is still involved.

[CaribouJim]

How does this effect MU's Physical Therapy school? Will they be included or is Aurora personnel the sole driver on this one?

[shaquilvaine]

MU's PT school will absolutely be included as will its athletic training school and exercise physiology. in fact, this will likely increase grants/funding for research for these schools and further improve already great programs.

[IWB]

Wild is working in the Advancement offices, I do not believe he is making a run at Chancellor.

[MUfan12]

Wild is working in the Advancement offices, I do not believe he is making a run at Chancellor.

Lovell announced it during his speech.

http://today.marquette.edu/2016/01/p...nnual-address/

[CaribouJim]

MU's PT school will absolutely be included as will its athletic training school and exercise physiology. in fact, this will likely increase grants/funding for research for these schools and further improve already great programs.

Great to hear. I heard some rumblings that Aurora might start to throw their weight around at the expense of the MU PT school. Glad to hear that that is not the case.

[IWB]

Lovell announced it during his speech.

http://today.marquette.edu/2016/01/p...nnual-address/

Wow - had no idea, last I heard he was working in advancement office and some of those that he oversaw while president were anxious to show him "how to make coffee".